It conducts education and research in areas such as leadership, economics, operations management, marketing, entrepreneurship, and organizational behavior.

[3] After the cities of Buda and Pest merged, the institution was renamed the Budapest Academy of Commerce.

BBS's campus at Markó Street is also located in downtown Budapest, housed in a neoclassical building designed by Ferenc Kolbenheyer in 1872.

This change, effective from February 1, 2025, will also include renaming the institution to Budapesti Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (BGE).

[citation needed] Its campus is in district XVI in Budapest, on Diósy Lajos Street.

[citation needed] The origin of FCHT can be traced back to the establishment of the Pest Academy of Commerce in 1857, and thus its history was intertwined with the Faculty of Finance and Accounting until 1945.

[5][6] Educational, academic, and research departments include:[7] The faculties of BUEB published 3,401 publications from 2016 to 2019.

[citation needed] Many BUEB lecturers and professors are members of the various scientific committees of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and the Hungarian Rectors' Conference, and are leading and opinion-forming representatives in international and domestic professional organizations.

[12] In 2020, BBS was ranked on Webometrics Research as the #1 business school in Hungary, #33 in Europe, and #66 in the world.

The Institute’s accredited programs are recognized across various regions, including Canada, the European Union, the UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Australia.